07-4-2009 - Please pray for my little girl!

My mood while writing this blog: Worried

Hello everyone-

Well, everything is going fine with my pregnancy but yesterday a terrible thing happened..

I was at work for about a half hour and got a call from my daughter's preschool. They said that she fell, hit her cheek on the corner of a step, and had "a gash in her cheek". (A little history.. This little girl is so clumsy that I am suprised that Missouri's DFS hasn't investigated us. We have been to the E.R. about 7 times since she was born- all cuts and bruises- she just has A LOT of energy and is big for her age so her coordination is just a little off- not to mention she is recovering from a double ear infection, so I am sure her equilibrium is off right now.) From what the teacher told me, I was expecting the need for stitches but there was NOTHING that could have prepared me for what I was about to see.

Long story short, it was the worst injury I have ever seen up close. She had to be sedated for her 50 stitches yesterday and a plastic surgeon came in to fix the laceration on her cheek because it is THREE INCHES long and was as deep as it possibly could have been without cutting through to her little mouth! I just keep thinking of that horrible image of what it looked like when I came to get her. I have been good at hiding my sadness from her so far, but I just keep picturing my beautiful little girl with a horrible scar on her face. It is huge and the muscle was also cut so she told me this morning that it "hurts when she smiles". OH I am soo sad.. I hope this sadness does not affect my pregnancy. I am prepared for the possiblity of plastic surgery, but I just can't shake this horrible feeling.

So, if you believe in prayer, please pray for my little Julia. I just hope that it heals fast and that any scarring is minimal.